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Earthquake 4.2 Richter north of Crete – preceded by a 4 Richter tremor

47km north-northeast of Heraklion is the epicentre of the 4.2 magnitude earthquake

Newsroom April 29 09:37

A new 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred shortly before 7:30 this morning in the sea area north of Crete.

The 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred at 7:24 Monday morning with its epicentre located 47km north-northeast of Heraklion.

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The focal depth of the 4.2 magnitude earthquake was estimated at 14km.

It was preceded by a 4 Richter earthquake from the same area at 5:07 am and another tremor 10 minutes earlier with a magnitude of 3.7 Richter.

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